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Source Description
Providing monks with their daily meals in exchange for prayers and religious teachings is considered an act of devotion. This spired offering vessel, known as "hsun-ok," was used to transport food to a temple or monastery. It has three parts: a bowl attached to a flaring pedestal, a pagoda-shaped cover, and an internal plainly lacquered tray on which food such as soup, curries, pickles, or rice might be placed.
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Document identity
localId
38257
label
Offering Container
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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38257
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Offering Container
description
Providing monks with their daily meals in exchange for prayers and religious teachings is considered an act of devotion. This spired offering vessel, known as "hsun-ok," was used to transport food to a temple or monastery. It has three parts: a bowl attached to a flaring pedestal, a pagoda-shaped cover, and an internal plainly lacquered tray on which food such as soup, curries, pickles, or rice might be placed.
provenance
Yoshie Shinomoto; given to Walters Art Museum, 1993.
date
19th-20th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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containers
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5
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
53.8
height
39
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 3/16 × Diam: 15 3/8 in. (53.8 × 39 cm); Lid H: 13 9/16 × Diam: 15 3/8 in. (34.5 × 39 cm); Tray H: 2 × Diam: 13 3/8 in. (5.1 × 34 cm); Base H: 9 3/16 × Diam: 14 7/16 in. (23.4 × 36.6 cm).
Source extras
RelatedObjects
8918
med
gold and lacquer on bamboo
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16194
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SEA
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none
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